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Joining The Webinar

• Click on the weblink found in the WebEx invitation email distributed by CMS. This will launch the WebEx software on your computer.

• The window to the right will pop up on your screen.

• Dial into the teleconference using the information provided.

– Note: the access code and attendee ID will change for each webinar

• Once you are connected, you should see a phone icon next to your name in the WebEx.

– The red ‘X’ indicates that your line is muted

– If you do not see the phone icon, please hang up and try again

2013 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Group Practice Reporting Option (GPRO)

and Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Web Interface

Program Year 2013

Q&A Session February 6, 2014

Alex Mugge, MPH Health Insurance Specialist

Center for Clinical Standards and Quality

Where to Find 2013 Web Interface XML Specification

• GPRO Web Interface page on CMS website – http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-

Patient-Assessment-Instruments/PQRS/GPRO_Web_Interface.html

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http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/PQRS/GPRO_Web_Interface.html




• The Upload Specification topic in the Online Help for the Web Interface

• Click the Help link to open Online Help in a new screen or tab – Opening a new screen or tab is based on your

browser settings

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Click the Upload Specifications link to open the topic, then click the XML Specification link

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• The Upload Data screen topic in the Online Help for the Web Interface

• Clicking any of the question marks (?) on the Upload Data screen will open the online help at the Upload Data topic

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The Upload Data topic in Online Help contains several links to the 2013 Web Interface XML Specification

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• The Export Data screen topic in the Online Help for the Web Interface

• Clicking any of the question marks (?) on the Export Data screen will open the online help at the Export Data topic

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The Export Data topic in Online Help contains several links to the Web Interface XML Specification

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Online Help Upload Data Topic

• Describes the parts of the Upload Data screen • Provides guidelines on the file size and length

of name • Includes instructions on how to access error

messages • Shows sample error messages and reasons the

errors can occur

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Avoiding Common XML Errors

• The XML tags must be in the order specified in the XML Specification – Appendix A lists the XML elements for the Patient XML

file – Appendix B lists the XML elements for the Patient

Discharge XML file • The XML tags must contain valid values as

appropriate for the tag • The TIN, NPIs, Clinic IDs, and Medicare IDs in the

file must exist for your ACO or GPRO

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Error for Tags in Invalid Order

• The XML schema expects tags in the order specified in Appendix A or Appendix B

• Errors will indicate line with unexpected tag • The error will indicate the next expected tag

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Error for Tags with Invalid Value

• Only the values appropriate for the XML tag are allowed

• The error will indicate line number and tag containing the invalid value

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Valid Values for XML Tags

• The valid values are associated to the allowed values for each of the measure components as dictated by the measure owners

• The dates must be in the format MM/DD/YYYY – The month and day may contain 1 or 2 digits – Dates must be in the program year (1/1/2013 and

12/31/2013) – Date of birth is ignored on upload so is not limited

to 2013 program year

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Valid Values for XML Tags

• The allowable values for each tag are specified in Appendix A for the Patient XML file and in Appendix B for the Patient Discharge XML file

• Each measure has a detailed section in the XML Specification with – Text describing the required elements for the measure – The tags used for the measure – The allowable values for each tag – An example of the tag with each allowable value – The other parameters needed to complete the

measure based on the provided value

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Example From Appendix A

• Note that a tag may not be required, but if used it must be in the order specified

• Some tags are used in exported files, but ignored in uploaded files

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Example For HbA1c Test

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XML Examples

• The Downloads section of the GPRO Web Interface page on the CMS website contains sample XML files – http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-

Patient-Assessment-Instruments/PQRS/GPRO_Web_Interface.html

• The sample files do not contain real PHI or PII • Files containing data for your TIN can be

downloaded from the Export Data screen in the Web Interface

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Sample XML File Location

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Upcoming ACO and GPRO Web Interface Support Calls

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• 2/13/14: Weekly Submission Support Call • 2/20/14: Weekly Submission Support Call • 2/27/14: Weekly Submission Support Call • 3/6/14: Weekly Submission Support Call • 3/13/14: Weekly Submission Support Call • 3/17/14: Submission Support Call • 3/19/14: Submission Support Call • 3/21/14: Submission Support Call • 4/3/14: Web Interface Lessons Learned Call

Resources

• GPRO Web Interface website: http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/PQRS/GPRO_Web_Interface.html

– ACO and GPRO Support Call Q&A cumulative document and presentations – 2013 XML Specification – 2013 Supporting Documents (in the Downloads section)

• Data Guidance is included as a separate tab in each of the supporting documents’ workbooks

– 2013 GPRO Assignment Specification and Sampling Supplement documents • Pre-recorded webinars about GPRO topics on CMS YouTube:

http://go.cms.gov/GPROPlaylist

• Medicare Shared Savings Program: http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/sharedsavingsprogram/index.html

• PQRS Portal: https://www.qualitynet.org/pqrs

• QualityNet Help Desk – Monday – Friday: 7:00 am - 7:00 pm CT – E-mail: [email protected] – Phone: (866) 288-8912 (TTY 1-877-715-6222)

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http://go.cms.gov/GPROPlaylist

http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/sharedsavingsprogram/index.html

http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/sharedsavingsprogram/index.html

https://www.qualitynet.org/pqrs

mailto:[email protected]

Submitting a Question

• WebEx interaction takes place in various panels on the right-hand side of the screen

• Chat Box: use this window to post technical questions or issues for troubleshooting support – Use the drop-down arrow to address your

question/comment to the appropriate party (i.e. “Host”, “All Panelists”, etc.)

• Q&A Box: use this window to post questions related to the presentation or webinar topic – Questions entered in the Q&A box are

automatically directed to all panelists/presenters

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